Aces rally falls short as Fresno wins

2:03 AM,
Apr. 21, 2012

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Ryan Wheeler collected three hits and drove in a run, but the Reno Aces fell to the Fresno Grizzlies in the series finale Friday night, 5-2, at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, Calif.

The Aces trailed 5-0 through eight innings before finally breaking up the shutout bid in the ninth thanks to run-scoring singles for Wheeler and Evan Frey. That cut the deficit to three.

Aces starter Barry Enright exited after one inning after being struck in the ankle by a comebacker. From there, Reno used five relievers over the next seven frames. Mike DeMark (0-1) took the loss, ...